Washington Independent Review of Books

In Transformed by India, a book that is simultaneously a travelogue and memoir, Stephen P. Huyler shares with us his colorful and vibrant reminiscences about a country he first ventured to as a 20-year-old college student in the 1970s. That initial trip was followed by...

Monday: In “A Column of Her Own,” Mariko Hewer reflects on Suzanne Palmer’s

“This Is Spinal Tap” feels like the ultimate cult film: powerfully appealing to a select group of fans, baffling to everyone else. Studio executives found Rob Reiner’s 1984 “mockumentary” utterly unfunny. Test screenings in Dallas and Seattle were disastrous. Many theatergoers thought it was a serious documentary about a real band. Either you got the joke or you didn’t.

The Pirate Queen: A Novel by Ariel Lawhon (Doubleday). Reviewed by Jennifer Bort Yacovissi. “Donal’s out-of-wedlock birth does not hinder him from being his father’s presumptive heir as chieftain. One proble...

From beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age.

Beauty doesn’t fade. It feeds.

Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark as an influencer, she takes ...